What You'll Learn
- How to use breath to facilitate fluid movement in cambré and développé
- Techniques for maintaining stage presence and audience connection during barre
- Mastery of the chassé and tombé transition for seamless footwork
- Refining the alignment and extension of piqué arabesque and écarté
- Applying musicality to challenging adagio sequences using pop cover tracks
About This Video
Welcome to our 44-minute Artistry Barre at Broche Ballet, a specialized class designed to bridge the gap between technical precision and emotive performance. This session is ideal for dancers who have mastered the basics and are ready to infuse their movements with personality, breath, and stage presence. Throughout this practice, we move beyond the simple execution of steps to explore how artistry transforms a standard exercise into a captivating piece of performance art.
Our practice begins with focused barre work, where we integrate fundamental movements like the chassé and tombé with a heightened awareness of musicality. We pay special attention to the cambré back, ensuring the movement originates from the upper back while maintaining a calm, focused facial expression to project ease and grace to your audience. The instructor guides you through a challenging adagio, emphasizing the control needed for a sustained développé and the expansive extension of an écarté devant.
One of the unique aspects of this class is the focus on spatial awareness and performing for an audience. We practice pivots and turns that encourage you to look over your shoulder, connecting with your viewers even when your back is turned to the front. This focus on performance quality helps build the confidence required for both center work and stage performance.
Whether you are executing a piqué into an arabesque or finishing a sequence in a clean sous-sus, the emphasis remains on feeling beautiful and connected to the movement. Set to a curated playlist of gentle pop covers, this class offers a refreshing and contemporary take on traditional ballet training. You will learn how to use your arms—ensuring the correct placement during transitions—to create lines that are both technically sound and visually stunning.
Join us at Broche Ballet to refine your technique, challenge your stamina with our adagio, and rediscover the joy of dance through artistic expression.
